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Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
word_n	form_n	prayer_n	set_a	6,678	5	11.9559	5	true

Text snippets containing the quad

ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A90767	A plea for moderation.		1642 (1642)	Wing P2512A; Thomason E143_7; ESTC R22468	9,127	16

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